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JUNE 7, 1973
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RANCHER HARRY ICO, center, was host for a barbecue lunch in connection with a
Conservation Tour conducted last Friday by the local Soil Conservation District. SCD
directors shown with Igo are Pete Pearce, left, and David Jackson. (Times Staff Photo)
Land Management Benefits
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Seen on Conservation Tour
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Three Red River County tour. Igo, who was selected
ranches practicing some of the outstanding conservation
latest Soil and Water Conser- farmer in 1970, has done
vation methods were visited by extensive land clearing and
almost 60 people who att'^ded worked closely with the Soil
a Conservation Tour iast Conservation Service. He has
Friday. The tour was sponsored constructed 20 livestock ponds,
by the Red River County Soil several lakes and miles of
Conservation District. drainage ditches. He foresees
Four Duee Ranch the need of eventual irrigation
First stop on the tour was for maxium production and has
the Four Duce Ranch. This applied for an irrigation permit
ranch is located north of horn the state.
Detroit and owned by Mr. and
1973 Rainfall
Exceeds Last j
Year’s Total
Rainfall at Clarksville in
1973 exceeded last year’s
twelve-month total on June 5
when 2.1M was measured at the
Texas Highway Department by
U. S. Weather Service observer
Raymond Hamilton. This year’*
rainfall through June 5 is 39
inches compared with last
year’s total of 32.35. Rainfall at
the end of May was 25.6 inches.
Precipitation during the first
five days of June measured 7.4
inches.
May »■*-«•»
Only 1.7 inches was
recorded by Hamilton during
the month of May. He said rain
fell on 5 days, the heaviest
being May 16 when .8 of an inch
was recorded.
Comparative Totals
Hamilton’s records reveal-
ed the following totals for the
month of May each year since
1962:
VOLUME 101, NO. 21
B&PW Officers Installed May 28
Fulbright
Homecoming
Sunday )
1972 .
.............. 1.9"
1971
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1970 ..
............\{ 2.0"
1969
...............9.82"
1968 .
............... 9.3".
1967 ..
..............9.75"
1966
.............2.75"
1965
1964 .
..........i..: 3.33"
1963
...............1.38"
1962
NEW BAPW CLUB OFFICERS are. from left, Helen ■
Cornett, president; Mrs. Molee Huddleston, first vice
president; 'Mrs. Wanda Variey, second vice president; Mrs.
Hassle Carter, corresponding secretary; Mra. Pat Tucker,
treasurer, Mra. Mayme Shuts and Mrs. Kathleen Petty,
installation officers. (Times Staff Photo)
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The final session of the
The annual Fulbright Ql|fli*t
Homecoming will begin at noon * ****** LJIIVI 1*
atgwi«r' rSh-iTiiw Course Held
ssiil S3s.
basic grass with Pensacola I«» praised the aid of th» especially invited to attend The final program, entitled
Bahia and Kentucky Fescue SCS in rebuilding the land th* , .. ' “How To Be A Successful
pastures to provide year round which he believea will carrv one Following the dinner Leader,” completed theories,
grazing. Visitor, saw one 14 will be given to the The agente from the
acre plot on the ranch which nrf,__P largest family in attendance, county extension office. Bob
produced 12.000 pounds of hay p niS.nm.’.iise th<! old®*t p9non “*■ the Moody, Wilma Hall and Beth 1
last year. Entire hay product- A .......person who travelled the Dannheim presented the pro-4.
ion from acres was 50,000 bale., the lgo $ *™£*t distao^ to attend. gram on Community Rmiord
according to Tapley. Kerthel ^ ^ ,D- 5°°^ Community Tours and |
The ranch utilize, some of Cqu 8o|| Conaervation jJ^TjoI! P * 7°W * ■
'EdjjJcX £21 hSS
csbtlylmling operations. ,and aMoci.tions.. explained
lUawT their adaptibility to certain
An 1800 acre pasture of JJJJ “XanU^tf SCfTtan'd R“C Athlete ill
Coastal Bermuda and Rye grass research,
was seen on the Seven Limited The tour was concluded
Ranch owned by F. Andrew wRh a barbecue lunch on the
Faskin of Paris. The ranch is Ranch. „_______w___
located just south of the Wright Transportation was on pated in the National Track and Community
Plantation in far Northwest buae# furnished by the Detroit Field Outdoor Championship at CoundL_
Red River County. School District. Wichita. Kansas on June 1 and
The Seven Limited carries Members of the local SCD 2. v*
1165 head of cattle on its 2600 board are Robert Smith, Pete Miss Montgomery holds v^nsr^GS r llCu
acres and in addition to the ptarce, Alvin Baird, Jack U»e national high school record AffaillSt Officer
1800 acres of Coastal has 400 in Franklin and David Jackson. in tk* diarun with iis* «” sk« •
Kentucky Fescue and 300 in
Phillips is secretary-treasurer.
National Meet
Linda Montgomery of
Rivercrest High School partki-
Alive.
Sixty-two persona repre-
senting six communities were
present.
Special guests were Henry
Kirk and Charles Fry, rural
development specialists with
Texas Power and Light Co.
The courses have been
sponsored by TP&L and the
Improvement
Helen Cornett was In- were Wanda Variey and Sandra
stalled as president of tfee Sunday. The serving tables
Clarksville Business and were accented - by a mass
Professional Women's Club at arrangement of caladiums and
the Branding Iron. birds of peace. Welcomed into
Other officers installed the club was Mrs. Evelyn
were Molee Huddleston, first Gregor of Bogata.
vice president; Wanda Variey, Special guest at the
second vice president; Hasaie meeting was Cathy Buzbee,
Carter, corresponding secre who is the redpiefit ot' the
tary; Charlene Shadid, record- Business and Professional
ing secretary and Pat Tucker, Women’s scholar award pre-
treasurer. sented to a graduating senior
The officers were installed girl. Kathy is the daughter of
from a table centered with a Mr. and Mra. Euel Buzbee of
B container of gold and green, Bagwell.
carrying out the club colors.
I Mayme Shulta assisted by
Kathleen Petty, acted as
installation officers. The out-
Mertibers attending the
meeting were Hasaie Carter,
Mtae Carpenter, Molee Huddle-
ston. JoNell Skidmore, Delia
going president, Geneva Alton, Kathleen Potty, Bessie
Variey, then pinned the Strickland, Ann Greer, Rosie
president’s pin on the new Morris, Lawana Byers, Mayme
president. > Shults, Helen Cornett. Pat
Mrs. Variey then presided Tucker, Juanita Benningfield,
.. j£fi over the business meeting. Genova Variey, Shelia Martin,
1 Helen Cornett. Pat Tucker, Mary Scroggins, Evelyn
^ Shelia Martin, Juanita Ben- Gregor, Edna Dale Williams
ningfield and Geneva Variey and visitors, Sharilyn Stump
pf 1 :
h #• m
BAPW SCHOLAR AWARD is presented to Kathy
Buzbee by Mrs. Joneil Skidmore. The award was presented
at the annual BAPW installation banquet. (Times Staff
Photo)
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Reep Completes
Medical School
Wilmer L. Reep, son of Mr.
controlled grazing.
Igo laad and Cattle
Company
The Harry Igo ranch, begii
in the discus with 148* 6”. She
also threw the shot-put. Charges of using abusive
Women's Qualifying standards language have been filed
were established and meet against a Clarksville city police and A. T.lReep
"“"Charge, were filed against £E£S5£^22
lis year. David Brune in the court of , *?dua*8 receivi.hKd^
held at Justice of the Peace W.M.(BiU) °f medicine degrees at the 83rd
annual commencement exer
The complaintant, Mark $JJj University ?
Davidson, alleged that he was Texas Med,cal Branch June 3-
Pensacola Bahia. Herbicide is ...........
used with liquid fertilizer for
weed control. HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
The ranch has five ponds, MEETING THURSDAY
several miles of drainage The Hospital Auxiliary will Europe in August of this year,
ditches and is cross fenced for meet Thursday, June 7 at the The meet was held
Chamber of Commerce- office. Cessna Stadium on the Campus McDonough on June 1.
The executive committee of Wichita State University
will meet at 2 p.m. and the ou^^cu w» . . .
rn'mb"’ W‘" °y CUrksvMIe, attended’pubhc
. b*.» 2.90. «— Insurance a„k, 0*.
Z ^ from Clarksville High School in
FLY YOUR
FLAG
gave reports on the State and Betty Vancill.
Convention held May 26 and 27
in El Paso. Awards received by
the Clarksville Club at the
convention for Achievement
and Equalization were passed
around for other members to
see. Juanita Benningfield
showed the award she received
at the convention for getting
the most new members in the
Clarksville Club.
Hostesses for the evening
Boys State
Delegates
In Austin
> located between Manchester
and Negley was last stop on the K^ty and posted $60.00 jggg jje sttended "Paris' Jumior
College and North Texas State
University at Denton where he
received his BA degree.
While attending the Uni-
versity of Texas medical school
he was a member of Theta
4-H COUNCIL TO ‘
MEET THURSDAY
FLAG DAY
THUR8DAY, JUNE 14
Family Planning
GinictoBe
Held at Detroit
A family planning program
will be held in the Detroit
Medical Center ofl Tuesday,
June 12 from 9 a.m. till 12 noon.
Mrs. Lillian Fralin and Mrs.
Sherron Hicks will conduct the
clinic, explain the program and
talk to anyone interested in
attending.
The program is sponsored
by Public Health Region 7 of
the Texaa State Department of
Health serving counties in
Northeast Texaa. It is designed
Rickey Bachman and
Tommy Van Deaver of
Clarksville were among 860 to serve women of child bearing
high school boys from all parts age. who for economic reasons,
, of Texaa registering for the "tack of knowledge, or other
Fly your flag on Thursday, thirty-third annual American reasons, are not presently
June 14 in observance oi flag Legion Boys State in Austin availing themselves of services
This is the anniversary of Mond*y- offered under the program.
KmTruZEA2Z J.'kSsSS SSSS*T5
Council and Adult Leaders After his internship he &doPtied SUrs a"d fetrlpTs VU<^ questions will be answered and
.»- —*— n-----1aa the National Flag. The P • whatever birth control method
resolution atatpd that the Roys State helps to or device chosen will be
stripes would be red and white devek>p dvk fcsdership and furnished at no cost,
alternately and the white stars prid€ in American dtimnship
Association will meet Thurs plAnn ^ entpr G«n«ral Practice
day, June 7, in the Conference
Room of the Extension Office.
The meeting will begin at 7:80
p.m.
th. wap*. zszLx2jrSSrss safeurS
The program for
evening will be on the District
4-H Jr. Leadership Lab.
lation.
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Two Clarksville High
3chooi students. Terri Garrison
All 4-H Club presidents, uid Cyndy Johnston, earned I
Council delegates, adult leaden ratings at state Vocal Solo and
and parents the 4-ITers are Ensemble Contests. The con
invited to attend. ... teats were ;.h§M at the ATTENDS PROSECUTOR*
Univenity of Texas at Austin COURSE IN DALLAS
counseling in fertility
our government. These civic end health education with
workshops stress the impor emphasis on personal reapon
tance of maintaining our form sibility for health matters and
of government and bring better the relationship of behavior
understanding of our national attitudes to successful fertility
traditions and belief* to the central by individuals. The
more than 28,000 young men clinics ere staffed > by
SOIL CONSERVATIONIST KERTHEL ROBERTS with a soil sample display and a
number of soil maps. The demonstration on the Harry Igo Ranch north of Clarksville was
part of the 8CD Conservation Tour last Friday. (Timm Staff Photo)
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TIP OF THE WEEK
Since protein will likely be and Mra. Dick Johnston
in short supply and high priced. - ■
hay crops should bo harvested " ** -
this summer when the protein 4 son
content te high. Inaurenee
sSHS1
It is being conducted for his government is just what ho Mra. Cynthia Bushes at the
Dallas and area prosecutors makes 1L The boy “taarne to do Welfare Office ia Clarksville or
and taw enforcement officers, by doing." call 427-9287 in ClarksvflU.
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The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1973, newspaper, June 7, 1973; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1021794/m1/1/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.